- This page is a
glossary of archaeology, the
study of the
human past from
material remains.
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- Florida. It
consists of a
perfect circle measuring 38 feet (11.5m) of 600
postmolds that
contain 24
holes or
basins cut into the
limestone bedrock, on a coastal...
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Poverty Point.
Built in
several stages, charcoal, fire pits, and
possible postmolds were
found at
various levels within the mound. The
impressions of woven...
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human burials.
Numerous archaeological features,
including pits,
postmolds, hearths,
firebeds and ash layers, have also been identified. The majority...
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finds at Hiw****ee Island,
uncovered 22 burials, 85 pit features, 982
postmolds, and one structure. With the
sites threatened by
flooding from a dam and...
- the site
seems to been palisaded, as the
excavators discovered lines of
postmolds of
regular depths and
placed at
regular intervals. No
precise date could...
- charcoal, potsherds, bone
fragments and seeds. It also
contains multiple postmolds set in
circular configurations of
about 10 feet (3.0 m) in diameter, suggesting...
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Mills of the Ohio
Historical Society in 1915. He
discovered numerous postmolds at the base of the mound,
revealing the
outline of a
wooden structure...
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Among the
types of
features found at the site are ovens,
trash pits, and
postmolds.
Bodies at the site were
generally adorned with red
ochre and
buried in...
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features including circular house-hearths or fire pits,
midden areas,
postmolds, cellars,
fence lines,
remains of fortifications,
stone foundations, trash...
